For a guy who built a career on fighting anybody, anywhere, anytime, Wanderlei Silva (33-10-1 MMA, 3-4 UFC) is proving incredibly difficult to schedule.

UFC president Dana White said he’s trying to book a rematch between Silva and Vitor Belfort (19-9 MMA, 8-5 UFC) – a fight “The Phenom” has verbally agreed to – but “The Axe Murderer” is holding out for a bout with Chris Leben (25-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC).

White admitted he’s a little shocked by Silva’s actions, especially considering he already turned down a UFC 130 fight with Brian Stann because he didn’t want to face a U.S. military hero.

“We asked him to take [a fight with Stann], and he turned it down,” White said. “He said, ‘I don’t like it because everybody likes this guy.’ That’s kind of a weird philosophy, but I’ll accept that. Wanderlei’s a warrior. He always goes out there. So we offered him the Vitor fight, and now he’s on Twitter lobbying to fight Chris Leben.”

This past week, Silva took to his official Twitter account and seemingly announced an official booking with “The Crippler.”

“I fight with Chris Leben,” Silva stated. “I think we’re going to give a great show for the fans.”

However, White said the UFC simply hasn’t offered the contest to either fighter,